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Share Our Lives: August 2024

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Hello and happy Monday!

I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was good overall. Yesterday, we went to church and out to lunch which was nice. Then we picked up groceries. I took a nice long walk since the weather was beautiful and then I read for a bit. I’m a little worried that I’m only going to read one book in August…but what’s a girl to do? I just haven’t had as much time.

Also, did you catch my post yesterday about summer side dishes?

Anyway, today I’m co-hosting our monthly link up with some of my favorite bloggers.

So far this year, we’ve discussed:

  • Introductions and jobs you’ve had in January
  • How we met our significant others in February
  • 5 items you can’t live without in March
  • Favorite make up and hair products in April
  • 5 favorite and least favorite foods in May
  • Foods you make for someone else in June
  • Day in the life: summer edition in July

This month’s topic is…least favorite activities.

I try to keep it positive, but of course there are some things I don’t love doing. Since I don’t love doing these things, I tend to put them off. I wish I wasn’t this way, but I am!

Here are some of my least favorite activities.

1. Laundry

I’m good about starting laundry and putting it in the dryer, but it’s the putting it away that takes three to five business days.

For the kids, I always lay their dry clothes out on their bed, and then they have to put them up. So, they can’t get into their bed until they put up their clothes. (or, at least they shouldn’t! haha)

2. Packing and Unpacking

I dread packing for a trip, and I always wait until the night before or even the morning of a trip. Everyone else will be packed, but I’m always the last one…and I’m usually the one with the biggest suitcase.

Kind of like laundry, sometimes unpacking a suitcase takes three to five business days too!

That being said, I always unpack everything else, and the kids always put their stuff away pretty much as soon as we get home. For whatever reason, I just don’t mind my suitcase on the floor until I can get to it.

3. Calling to schedule an appointment

I don’t know why, but calling to schedule an appointment is one of my least favorite things to do. Some appointments I schedule for the next year before I even leave the doctor’s office. I appreciate it if I can schedule an appointment online.

4. Changing bed sheets

Changing bed sheets is like an Olympic event, which I mentioned in last week’s Hodgepodge post.

I wash the sheets on all three beds often, and then I also wash the quilts and bedspreads at least once a month. It just takes a lot of cycles of laundry and sometimes multiple spins through the dryer to get the comforters dry.

5. Assemble things

I don’t love putting things together. Thankfully, Travis is handy enough to put together furniture and whatever else we need. Just last night, he put together a cart for my classroom.

I’m not sure why he’s laughing when I asked him to put the cart together…almost two weeks ago and he finally got to it last night. (& I was just kidding when I was being bossy) 😂

Those are just a few things that are my least favorite activities. What’s one of your least favorite activities?

Next month we’re discussing finding peace in your day. We’d love for you to link up with us!

I hope you have a great week. The kids have two more days of summer, and I’m sure they will be soaking up every last minute of it.

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24 thoughts on “Share Our Lives: August 2024”

  1. I put off making phone calls of any kind really! But I actually enjoy folding clothes and I love to pack. I hate unpacking but always do it within an hour of getting home– heck I usually unpack right in the washroom and put a load of clothes in! I am so glad I have my oldest son handy when any sort of assembly is required because he actually seems to enjoy it and offers to put it together.

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  2. Yes to making phone calls about appointments – ugh! I like to unpack right away. I let towels linger, but I am on it with my clothes. Since I only do my own clothes and then the household stuff laundry isn’t too bad for me. I am afraid of wrinkles so that motivates me!

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  5. It seems changing the sheets is universally disliked : ) I didn’t join in today as I already had a too long post scheduled, but might try it tomorrow. Have a nice day!

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  9. I dislike changing the sheets too but what I really don’t like is fighting to get the duvet in the cover. It’s so much better in summer when we don’t use our duvet. And I love packing but I also dislike unpacking. I still have to unpack my backpack from the trip we returned from on Thursday. Ugh.

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  10. I hate calling for appointments, too. I always feel like a complete pain when I can’t do the first few options. Online is so much easier because I can line it up with my plans. I like to put things together like your cart, IKEA furniture, etc. Luckily, Jeff does our laundry but I have to put it away. I HATE putting laundry away!

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  11. I have lots of good intentions when I start the laundry too but it can be a few days until everything is put away, I always procrastinate on the folding.
    I love packing suitcases, unpacking them not so much.

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  12. I don’t really mind the packing…but the unpacking is the worst! I usually only pack what I am going to wear so dumping it all in the laundry is always one option – ha!

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